Wild yeast harbour a variety of distinct amyloid structures with strong prion-inducing capabilities

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 183-193

  Westergard, Laura ^a   True, Heather L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN; PRION; RNQ1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SUP35 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; TRANSLATION TERMINATION FACTOR;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; YEAST; ADAPTATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PRION; REPORTER GENE; TEMPERATURE;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENES, REPORTER; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; PHENOTYPE; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84897108228     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12543     Document Type: Article

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